At a glance
- Address
- Office of Undergraduate Admission, Georgia Institute of Technology, 219 Uncle Heinie Way, Atlanta, GA 30332-0320
- City
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- gatech.edu
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1885
- Students
- 29,677 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
151–200 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Materials Science & Engineering | #5 |
| Aerospace Engineering | #11 |
| Chemical Engineering | #14 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | #17 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #19 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | #21 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- Common App (exclusively for first-year admission) — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2026-27 cycle (dates as posted; Fall 2027 not yet distinguished on site)
- Intake
- August
- Tests
- Required: all first-year applicants must submit at least one SAT and/or ACT score; self-reported at application, official scores required only after admission
- English
- IELTS 6.0 (USG system minimum) · TOEFL USG system minimum: 69 iBT (tests before 2026) / 3.5 on new scale (from 2026)
English proficiency must be shown via a University System of Georgia (USG) approved method; Duolingo/InitialView/Vericant are welcomed as supplementary but do not by themselves satisfy the USG requirement; GT may set higher departmental minimums - Financial aid
- No confirmed need-based aid found for international undergraduates on admissions pages; international students can seek private loans via financial aid office; Federal Work-Study excludes non-citizens
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Early Action 1 | 15 October 2026 | early December |
| Early Action 2 | 2 November 2026 | late January |
| Regular Decision | 6 January 2027 | mid-March |
For Indian applicants: Transcript requirements vary by curriculum; application review explicitly accounts for Indian secondary-school transcripts alongside IB/British/French systems, evaluated in school context
What you send
- Common App personal essay
- recommendations
- activities/contribution to community considered holistically
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct (GradApp) — application page ↗
- Intake
- August
- Deadlines
- No single university-wide deadline published; deadlines set per program via the GradApp program-info portal
- Tests
- GRE policy not stated at the institutional level; not mentioned on the international-applicant or funding pages, program-dependent
- English
- IELTS 7.0 overall (Reading>=6.5, Listening>=6.5, Speaking>=6.5, Writing>=5.5) · TOEFL 90 overall / 19+ per section (tests before Jan 2026); 4.5 overall (Reading>=4, Listening>=4, Writing>=4, Speaking>=3.5) on new scale (from Jan 2026)
Scores valid 2 years; individual programs may require higher scores - Funding
- About half of graduate students hold GRA/GTA assistantships; assistantship holders pay only $25/semester tuition plus mandatory fees and get ~75% subsidized health insurance; fellowships exist via separate funding page; international-student assistantship eligibility not explicitly confirmed on the general funding page.
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 14.1% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1370–1540
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 34,484 / year · about ₹33 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 18,785
- International undergrads
- 8%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 102,772 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — Georgia Institute of Technology. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: admission.gatech.edu/international/first-year · admission.gatech.edu/first-year/deadlines · admission.gatech.edu/first-year/application-review · admission.gatech.edu/first-year/standardized-tests · admission.gatech.edu/first-year · admission.gatech.edu/contact · usg.edu/international_education/esl_programs/english_proficiency_requirements · bursar.gatech.edu/tuition-fees · bursar.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/2026-07/fa26_totals_page_0.pdf · grad.gatech.edu/admissions · grad.gatech.edu/admissions/international · grad.gatech.edu/english-proficiency · grad.gatech.edu/cost-fees · grad.gatech.edu/paying-for-grad-school — checked 28 September 2026.